faim

\fɛ̃\

/\fɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“faim” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,041. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,041
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sensation qui révèle l’envie ou le besoin de manger.

Corpus desk

Index FR-faim · faim · French

faim · rank #2,041 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,041
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH espagnol

Nearest frequency peer: espagnol (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « faim »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « faim » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

faim vs fm
50% similar
faim vs fin
50% similar
faim vs fil
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for faim
PropertyValue
Headwordfaim
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɛ̃\
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,041
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « faim »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.faimse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « espagnol » (#2,040), « formule » (#2,042), « emplois » (#2,039). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « faim » est au #2,041. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around faim (IPA \fɛ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,041 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for faim, with forms such as "afim", "faimm", and "fami". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fm", "fin", "fil", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is faim, spelled F-A-I-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sensation qui révèle l’envie ou le besoin de manger.
  2. 2
    Le besoin de manger, lui-même.
  3. 3
    Envie intense.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how faim appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. […], et c’est un ragoût admirable que l’eau et le pain lorsque l’on en trouve dans le temps de sa faim et de sa soif.
  2. Avez-vous parfois enduré cette trinité de supplices : la faim, la soif, la chaleur ?... Avez-vous eu en même temps l’estomac creux, le gosier sec, le crâne en feu ?

Synonyms

appétitfringale

Antonyms

satiété

This word in other languages

hunger(English)hambre(Español)Hunger(Deutsch)fome(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afim
  • faimm
  • fami
  • ffaim
  • fiam

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of faim - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

afim2faimm1fami2ffaim1fiam2
Edit distance from "faim"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "faim"?
"faim" is spelled F-A-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛ̃\.
What does "faim" mean?
As a noun, "faim" means: Sensation qui révèle l’envie ou le besoin de manger.
What words are commonly confused with "faim"?
"faim" is commonly confused with "fm", "fin", "fil". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "faim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faim" is \fɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faim" come from?
"faim" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "faim", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lait#2,043lune#2,045rues#2,056euro#2,074

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Alain5 variantsballe5 variantsbarre5 variantspape5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list